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Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez has managed to notch some electoral victories in Virginia, New Jersey and Alabama in the past couple of months, but his most immediate challenge is fundraising. (Associated Press/File)

Tom Perez, DNC chairman, struggles to rebuild Democratic Party

Tom Perez has had a rocky first year as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, managing to incense liberals, ostracize pro-life Democrats and lose a string of special congressional elections -- before notching some major victories over the past two months.

December 26, 2017
Republican Delegate David Yancey had a 10-vote lead after the November election, but a subsequent recount and court ruling left him and his Democratic challenger, Shelly Simonds, tied with 11,608 votes each. (Associated Press/File)

David Yancey draw last hope for Virginia Republican Party reign

The Virginia State Board of Elections on Tuesday delayed plans to hold a random drawing to decide the winner of the race in House District 94 and whether the Virginia Republican Party's 17 years of control of the state House of Delegates comes to an end.

December 26, 2017
Confetti falls as Democrat Doug Jones and his wife Louise wave to supporters Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala. In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama's special Senate election on Tuesday, beating back history, an embattled Republican opponent and President Donald Trump, who urgently endorsed GOP rebel Roy Moore despite a litany of sexual misconduct allegations. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Doug Jones wins Senate seat in Alabama special election

Democrat Doug Jones eked out a win over embattled Republican Roy Moore in Tuesday's special election to fill Alabama's U.S. Senate seat, delivering a massive boost to Democrats and leaving Republicans with only the slimmest of majorities in the upper chamber.

December 12, 2017
Democratic senatorial candidate Doug Jones speaks during a campaign rally Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Doug Jones faces uphill battle for Senate in Alabama

Democrats are now fretting that Roy Moore, a former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court who was twice ousted from the bench, is poised to overcome allegations of sexual misconduct and defeat Democrat Doug Jones in Tuesday's special election for the Senate.

December 10, 2017
President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Pearl Harbor survivors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump’s Florida visit meant to drum up support for Roy Moore, but at a distance

PENSACOLA, Fla. | President Trump's scheduled visit here to the Florida panhandle Friday will put him about 20 miles from the Alabama border — close enough, analysts say, to rally his troops behind Roy Moore's controversial U.S. Senate campaign and yet still far enough away to avoid the stink of what would be an embarrassing GOP loss if Mr. Moore falls short next week.

December 7, 2017
"They want to destroy Judge Roy Moore," Steve Bannon said Tuesday of the entrenched Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Washington. "You know why? They want to take your voice away." (Associated Press/File)

Steve Bannon rallies for Roy Moore in Alabama

A day after President Trump endorsed Roy Moore and the Republican National Committee restored ties with his campaign, the face of the party's populist wing Stephen K. Bannon parachuted into Alabama to sing Mr. Moore's praises a week out from a U.S. Senate special election.

December 5, 2017
U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, who is accused of pursuing teenage girls while he was in his 30s, provides fodder for late-night talk show hosts who run segments poking fun at Alabama voters. (Associated Press/File)

Roy Moore worries Alabama residents over state stereotype

Montgomery resident Cliff Coleman worries that a Roy Moore victory in the Dec. 12 special election for U.S. Senate will perpetuate what he sees as an unfair stereotype of a state full of boorish rednecks and bigots.

December 3, 2017